Some "dude" just saw that other grey walls, white shaker cabinets, and a white-washed style LVP sold down the street and so that is the easiest way to make a buck.  

Every time a tenant has an issue, the PM calls an electrician, plumber or handyman to fix it, it's going to cost a few hundred bucks minimum, sometimes thousands.

Milwaukee is the typical example of how this plays out: we are currently the #6 hottest market in the US.

I have been BRRRR-ing for over a decade in Milwaukee and if I don't check on the job at least twice a week, things slow down and/or go wrong.

Might just bite the bullet and dump a few hundred bucks down the drain every month until I can sell this place and break even.What a waste

They used to be the best, but now so many seem to outsource the process and maybe both the originating CU and the people they actually farm the loan out to try to make some bucks off it.  

there is a ton to being a GP syndicator raising 3 to 5 mil 50k at a time.. you now have 100 partners and the amount of oversight  customer care and Risk in my mind has to be considered compared to what you do now which is build sell and make nice bucks without being beholding to anyone but your construction lender. ??

I have a stake in a general contracting company in Milwaukee. 

It is part art and part science.Many of our rental properties are almost identical down to the finishes and cabinets (and in the same suburbs of Milwaukee) and I get a 10% swing on appraisals - at least 5% in either direction.

Either way (agent or investor) you are spending a great deal of time and money up front in most cases just to make a buck.